Phyllidia guamensis

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| taxon = Phyllidia guamensis

| authority = (Brunckhorst, 1993)Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.

| synonyms = Fryeria guamensis Brunckhorst, 1993

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Phyllidia guamensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537014 Phyllidia guamensis (Brunckhorst, 1993).] In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.

Distribution

This rare species was described from Guam. It has been reported from the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marquesas Islands.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/fryeguam Fryeria guamensis Brunckhorst, 1993.] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Description

This nudibranch has a black dorsum with large yellow-capped tubercles surrounded by pale blue rings. Towards the edge of the mantle these tubercles become small and increasingly numerous, without any yellow caps. The rhinophores are yellow.

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

References

Category:Phyllidiidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1993